Kevin Considine
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2021
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Haha. I suppose it is relative. On the Wicklow Way 3 days ago walking into Dublin there were scores of flies; sometimes going into your ears and nose and mouth. Today I barely noticed them. Of course with a temperature going to 38 the intelligent creatures are resting.Be prepared for buzzing bugs on that initial walk out of Lourdes, down alongside the river, in the trees....
It's a memorable walk you're about to start! God speed!
Seriously though, everybody, do drink loads of water (not sure beer will do it, although again my husband would dispute that). We honestly don't realise just how much our bodies sweat in this heat and it's only when we get a headache that we realise we haven't been drinking enough.
Sorry if this makes me a wowser, but I believe this to be a site for Pilgrims, so could we please refrain from all the "f....ing"s and "Jeezus" etc? Offensive to a good number of members I'd say. Well, one that I know of.
Rant over.
Kevin is right, it is very, very hot on the Camino at the moment! We are just getting through the Meseta and it’s tough going and at the same time beautiful. I also had a detour via ambulance to Palencia hospital two days ago as I passed out after drinking cold water. Thankfully all is well now and we’re back on the road but I cannot emphasize enough how careful we must be. Walking at 6am is delightful! Be done by 1pm at the latest. We are walkers and it doesn’t matter how we say it - be careful! Thanks Kevin for drawing attention to this.Sorry if this makes me a wowser, but I believe this to be a site for Pilgrims, so could we please refrain from all the "f....ing"s and "Jeezus" etc? Offensive to a good number of members I'd say. Well, one that I know of.
Rant over.
Kevin, please watch your language. Your lead line was inappropriate for this blog. Get use to the warm. Global warming and all that.In Lourdes, France starting my Camino via Aragones to Santiago tomorrow. Forecast was just reduced fortunately. Reduced from 39C to 38/100F.
Jeezes!
Your remark, Juspassinthrough, made me laugh as it reminded me of when we rode the Camino back in 2013. It was July and very, very hot and I kept telling my husband that we should rest up during the middle part of the day because it was the hottest time then. He said it didn't matter because if I was expecting the temperature to drop just because it was early evening, I was sorely wrong. This did prove to be the case as 5.30 in the early evening was as hot, if not hotter, than 3.30 had been.
Seriously though, everybody, do drink loads of water (not sure beer will do it, although again my husband would dispute that). We honestly don't realise just how much our bodies sweat in this heat and it's only when we get a headache that we realise we haven't been drinking enough.
Electrolytes should preferably contain more than just salt (sodium chloride) and potassium, there are a number of other minerals lost in the perspiration; but taking any electrolytes that are available will definitely benefit.If sweat profusely, I think it is desirable to add some electrolyte (salt?) in the drinking water. I prefer fresh squeezed orange juice if available.
Very true.It´s f...ing JULY.
My apologies. I’m Irish American and we talk that way in extreme situations. Won’t happen again.Kevin, please watch your language. Your lead line was inappropriate for this blog. Get use to the warm. Global warming and all that.
Exactly. I left today at 7:15 and shortened my normal distance from 30k to 23k and I struggled the last hour between 12 and 1. Hope noone is walking in the 4-5 period.Kevin is right, it is very, very hot on the Camino at the moment! We are just getting through the Meseta and it’s tough going and at the same time beautiful. I also had a detour via ambulance to Palencia hospital two days ago as I passed out after drinking cold water. Thankfully all is well now and we’re back on the road but I cannot emphasize enough how careful we must be. Walking at 6am is delightful! Be done by 1pm at the latest. We are walkers and it doesn’t matter how we say it - be careful! Thanks Kevin for drawing attention to this.
Bríd
Please don't go to Spain in July and expect it to be cool ,We went in late September last year and it was hot at times heading for LogronoIn Lourdes, France starting my Camino via Aragones to Santiago tomorrow. Forecast was just reduced fortunately. Reduced from 39C to 38/100F.
Jeezes!
Ice cold bandana around the neck.In Lourdes, France starting my Camino via Aragones to Santiago tomorrow. Forecast was just reduced fortunately. Reduced from 39C to 38/100F.
Jeezes!
I.m only praying it wont be too hot in August when I resume my camino in Burgos on the 11th ! Us Irish are fair skinned creaturesBon camino Kevin
If sweat profusely, I think it is desirable to add some electrolyte (salt?) in the drinking water. I prefer fresh squeezed orange juice if available.
That's what I do!Ice cold bandana around the neck.
It´s f...ing JULY.
The "European heatwave July 2019" that has been written and reported about so extensively is now over. The point is not that it got [insert qualifier of choice] hot in absolute terms but that it got [insert qualifier of choice] hot in places where it has never been so [insert qualifier of choice] hot before and/or not for several days in a row. This applies to Switzerland, Benelux, parts of Germany, and France and in particular also to the South West of France where Bordeaux and Lourdes are located where the OP reported from. For Lourdes in July, you'd expect 30 ºC on a hot day and not nearly 40 ºC as happened in July 2019.
Paddy, I will be starting from Oviedo on the 26th, for my second Camino. Might possibly do a short first day, so- I hope to see you along the trail.and we think in Ireland its very hot at 25degrees """. Starting from Oviedo on Tuesday 27th August to walk the Primitivo and hoping to meet lots of interesting Caminoists along the way, Any information regarding this route will be really appreciated. I look forward to my 6th Camino being as uplifting and serene as previous experiences.
and we think in Ireland its very hot at 25degrees """. Starting from Oviedo on Tuesday 27th August to walk the Primitivo and hoping to meet lots of interesting Caminoists along the way, Any information regarding this route will be really appreciated. I look forward to my 6th Camino being as uplifting and serene as previous experiences.
Richmond , I look forward to meeting you along the way . Wishing you a great Camino . Bon voyage on 26thPaddy, I will be starting from Oviedo on the 26th, for my second Camino. Might possibly do a short first day, so- I hope to see you along the trail.
Buen Camino!, in any case
Where is it you live, Death Valley?We regularly reach 46 this time of year where I live. It's miserable. I'm leaving for the Frances route in two weeks, and am bringing a sweater because I know the nights are going to be mighty cold to me!
I'm on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona, USA. During the summer I also refer to it as "The Threshold of Hell."Where is it you live, Death Valley?
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